Well, that worked quite nicely. They came off to reveal the Romic was equipped with plain GB randonneur bars, similar to those used on Schwinn Super Sports and Sports Tourers. The GB marking is on the end of the drops, where it would normally be covered with tape. Now whether these bar covers were actually worth saving remains to be established.
BTW, the frame cleaned up pretty nicely. Amazing how much better a good washing and several coats of Mother's Carnuba Gold paste wax will make an old frame look. The paint has some scratches and chips, but has a nice lustre after waxing. A metallic bluish silver. I'm almost sure Ray pained this with Imron, even though it is a mid-priced touring frame, probably Tange tubing. I know Ray used Imron almost exclsuively for his top frames. Some say the alleged toxic nature of Imron may have contributed to his early death.
Regards,
Jerry Moos
Big Spring, Texas, USA
> From: Dickey <ogreer@bellsouth.net>
\r?\n> Subject: Re:Rubber Bar cover
\r?\n> To: jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
\r?\n> Date: Thursday, January 1, 2009, 5:21 PM
\r?\n> Hey Jerry, Why not try a long skinny Phillips screw driver
\r?\n> slid under the sheath after you warm it up a little with a
\r?\n> hair dryer. Spray some wd40 inside and try rotating the
\r?\n> sheath around to let the lube run everywhere inside. This
\r?\n> works on motorcycle grips, but, they are not near as long.
\r?\n> Dickey Greer
\r?\n> West Monroe,La